Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-31

The Chicago papers have begun their an- nual dissertations upon the advantages of Chicago as 8 summer resort.
 A Missouri editor tried to refer to local clergyman as ''an able preacher and sterling Christian" But the intelligent compositor and the 1ynx-eyed proof made him say Gan able preacher and stealing Christian"
 Professor Henry c. Adams of Cornell uni- versity has examined the statistics for fifteen of the principal cities in the Union and finds that during the decade ending with 1880 the population increased 70.5 per cent, taxable valuation 156.9 g per cent. and the debt 270.9 per cent This is a rather startling increase of debt.
 As statement has appeared in a New York paper that Mrs. Gray. against whose famous little bakery boycott was declared nearly year ago, had at last yielded to g tyrannous demand and was employing none but union bakers, that plucky little woman comes out with an unqualified denial. She is still carrying on her small business entire ly in her own way and without submission to outside dictation of any kind She is prosperlng, as she deserves to.
 Some of the towns in the great West have queer names. Here are specimens: A, B, c, Axle, Accident, Beef Hide, Big Bug, Big Fool, Braggadocia, Chicory Coffee, Cow Boy, Crab Tree, Dammit, Dirt Town, Door Way, Frozen Greek, Good Land, Good Night, Good Luck, Gun Powder, Hat On, Hat off, High Up, Hobbie, Inglenook, Jin- go, Johnny Cake, Jump Of Joe, Macphelah, Mad Indian, Matrimony, Nine Times, Num- Der One, Obligation. Our Carter, Oz, Pats Store, Patta Gumpus, Plevna, Quiz Quod, Rabbit Hash, Rat, U Bet.
 Another offer for the Derby railroad, and one which certainly "means business" :" Three hundred thousand dollars in cash, in- terest on the debt and regular dividends on the stock. A very significant part of the communication by President Clark is the following: "We cannot guarantee proper facilities between the Naugatuck valley and New Haven unless we have in some way control of the Derby road or build line par allel to it." A parallel line to the Derby would be interesting. The committee of conference asked for will, of course, be ap- pointed. It begins to look as if New Haven would be able to get out of the railroad busi- ness soon, and the general feeling is the sooner the better.
 John Swinton keeps up his warfare upon Henry George and those who train with him. Mir. Swinton believes that the final success of the labor cause ought not to be postponed until after the Catholic Church has been put down; nor should it even be delayed and i'm perilled by any such active hostilities against the Church as MT. George is conducting. The George party are also accused of unfair polit- ical work. In calling the New York State convention of the United Labor party, which is to be held in Syracuse in August, they are violently wrenched the party's principles. :" Without authority from the voters they have changed the platform and have put into it dogmas which they alone believe in.
 suit just decided by Justice c. F. Brown of the Supreme court of New York is of much importance to employees. The case was suit brought by a conductor of the Erie railroad company against money lend CT of Port Jervis for the cancellation of an assignment of the plaintiffs wages for April, 1886, on which it was shown that the lender had charged interest at the rate of 5 per cent. month. The decision was in favor of the plaintiff and ordered the cancellation of the alleged assignment, the recovery of his wages